#HOTDOCS: SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HOT DOCS today have announced special guests to appear at the Festival this year!
From Hot Docs:We're delighted to welcome noteworthy guests and fascinating subjects to our 2023 Festival, taking place in Toronto April 27 to May 7. Special guests include Canada’s first female Jewish Supreme Court Judge Rosalie Abella; Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers; Canadian YouTube pioneer, comedian, author, and television host Lilly Singh; bestselling author Gretchen Rubin; pioneering Black model and ...
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#HOTDOCS: NEW PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR APRIL 2023
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema is pleased to announce its program for the month of April, which includes an exciting selection of premiere titles covering a wide range of topics, from the ground-breaking storytelling of Judy Blume to the dystopian moment experienced in Brazil under the Jair Bolsonaro government. A range of April premieres and special events will feature inspired Q&As that are sure to spark lively conversations, featuring special guest appearances, including Barenaked Ladies’ ...
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#HOTDOCS: 2023 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL LINEUP
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market, will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, with the 2023 Festival taking place April 27 to May 7 in Toronto. From 2848 film submissions, this year’s slate will present 214 films from 72 countries in 13 programs and will feature 70 world and 33 international premieres. Over 100 official selections will also stream nationwide on Hot Docs at Home starting the final ...
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#HOTDOCS: “MIDWIVES”
By Amanda Gilmore
Midwives documents a small birthing clinic in the highly politicized region of western Myanmar, where Rohingya Muslims are persecuted. The owner of the Centre, a Buddhist named Hla, helps all women who enter the facility. She works along with the assistance of Nyo Nyo, a member of the Rohingya Muslim community and Hla’s apprentice.
This is one of the best Documentaries of the year. Hlaing brings us to an area of the world where a civil war has been waging for ...
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#HOTDOCS: “NAVALNY”
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Daniel Roher gives his audience access to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with Novichok, a nerve agent implicated in attacks on other opponents of the Russian government. We follow from the moments immediately following the attack, his time spent in Germany, and his dangerous return to Russia.
What makes Navalny standout is the man himself. One interview with Alexei Navalny repeatedly plays between the narrative. Roher’s questions ...
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#HOTDOCS: “HOW SABA KEPT SINGING”
By George Kozera
As a child of a parent who was as an Auschwitz survivor, I am constantly drawn to Documentaries about said subject matter as watching narrative features on the topic (Schindler’s List, Son of Saul, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) devastate me emotionally and I can only watch those when the sun shines as that brightness signifies life and hope. Being Catholic and consigned to work in the kitchens, my mother’s experience there may not have been as laborious and dangerous ...
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#HOTDOCS: “THE TALENTED MR. ROSENBERG”
By George Kozera
Montreal-born Writer/Producer/Director Barry Avrich may be one of Canada’s most prolific Filmmakers. His critically-acclaimed Documentaries often showcase the notorious (Harvey Weinstein, Garth Drabinsky) or well-established, show business personalities (David Foster, Oscar Peterson, Howie Mandel). His latest, THE TALENTED MR. ROSENBERG, will have its World Premiere at Hot Docs and with a sly wink and tweaking of the title of a renowned novel by Patricia Highsmith (Ripley ...
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#HOTDOCS: 2022 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW GUIDE
Boasting over 226 films this year, HOT DOCS '22 promises to be bigger and better than ever, and this year Festival-goers again will be able to enjoy the Festival in-person and also digitally! The Festival takes place between April 28 to May 8, 2022 with many amazing premieres including Jennifer Baichwal's INTO THE WEEDS (Opening Night Film) and gripping Prime Video Series THE UNSOLVED MURDER OF BEVERLY LYNN SMITH. And in addition to great Films and Series, are special live events like ...
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#HOTDOCS: MAY 2022 PROGRAMMING LINEUP
In addition to the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival kicking-off this week this Thursday, April 28, 2022, Hot Docs have several premieres and series to present May 2022! In addition to premiering at the Festival, Jennifer Baichwal's INTO THE WEEDS will play at Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema. Series INTO SLEAZE NIGHTS celebrates the 2000s with films like SCOTT PILGRIM vs. THE WORLD. THE GODFATHER also celebrates its 50th anniversary and the Series The Movie You Can’t ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: 2022 HOT DOCS PODCAST FESTIVAL PREVIEW
The Hot Docs Podcast Festival kicks-off January 25 - 28, 2022, celebrating excellence in audio storytelling. Exciting live podcast presentations and provocative conversations are slated for the event. This is the sixth edition of the Festival.
HEADLINING EVENT LINEUPAll times listed in EST
Tuesday, January 25
7:30 PM
Opening Night Event: The Secrets We Keep: CBC Podcasts Storytelling Showcase
We all have a secret or two. Why are some hard to keep, and others hard to share? What ...
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